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round patch, near the apical margin, of bright orange : hind wings black, glossed with golden in certain lights. 

 Taken on umbelliferous flowers, and hovering over them in the sunshine, in June. 



' Synonymes. — Pyralis auriina, Fabricius; Donovan 2, pi. 57, 

 g. 2 ; Hawoith ; Stephens ; Wood, fig. 936. 

 Pyralis mediana, Fabricius ; Hiibner. 



Pyralis fulvana, Fabricius. 



Tinea fulvella, Fabricius. 



DESCRIPTION OF PLATE LXXXIV. 



Insects. — Fig. I. Steganopt^cha telraquetrana (the square baned 



single dot). 

 „ Fig. 2. Steganoptycha Angulanii (the angle striped single 



dot). 

 „ Fig. 3. Steganoptycha Unipunctina (the marbled single dot). 

 „ Fig. 4. Steganoptycha triquetrana (the angle barred single 



dot). 

 J, Fig. 5. Steganoptycha Bosberana (the Bceberian), 

 „ Fig. 6. Steganoptycha pavonana (the blotch backed grey). 



„ Fig. 7. Steganoptycha Cuspidana (the pointed bar). 



Insects. — Fig. 8. Steganoptycha Rhombifasciana (the square bar). 



„ Fig. 9. Steganoptycha Cinereana (the mottled grey). 



„ Fig. 10. Steganoptycha Stictana (the spotted red). 



„ Fig. 11. Steganoptycha Retusana (the variable red), 



„ Fig. 12. Steganoptycha subuncana (the Red Hook-tip). 



Plant Fig. 13. Lyclmis flos-cuciili (the cuckoo flower or ragged 



robin). 



The whole of tlie insects figured in this plate are from the cabinet 

 of Mr. Bentley, except S. Stictana. 



STEGANOPTYCHA, Stephens. 

 These insects have the fore wings narrow, with the apical margin slightly emarginate, and having a slight 

 notch near the costa, the base of the anterior margin reflected in the males, with an elongated pencil of hairs 

 capable of being expanded like a fan ; these wings are generally of sombre colours, the palpi are longer than the 

 head, and dilated at the tips, with the terminal joint exposed, the antennae are simple in both sexes, and the 

 thorax is not crested. 



Species 1. — Steganoptycha tetraquetrana," — (Plate LXXXIV., Fig. 1).— Measures about 7 lines in 

 expanse ; fore wings grey with a reddish tinge, and slightly waved with brownish, the base with a square brown 

 bar, especially distinct on the inner margin, with a single brown dot near the anal angle, which is occupied by an 

 ashy cloud, and the costa marked with a few whitish lineolse : hind wings brownish, with the margins dusky 

 brown. Taken near woods in June. 



" Synonyme. — Tortrij! tetraquetrana, Haworth ; Stephens; Wood, fig. 937. 



Species 2.— ^Steganoptycha angulana,'' — (Plate LXXXIV., Fig. 2). — Measures about 7 lines in 

 expanse ; fore wings reddish grey, with numerous slender, dusky, evanescent, angulated, linear strigse ; a 

 somewhat undulated, obscure fascia near the base, clouded with brown ; and a brown spot towards the anal 

 angle, placed upon an obscure oblique band ; the anal angle, and the middle of the inner margin, faintly blotched 

 with ashy white : hind wings brown. Taken in June, in Darenth "Wood, Kent. Supposed by Mr. Stephens 

 to be a variety of the female of the preceding species. 



' Synonyme. — Tortrix angulana, Haworth ; Stephens; Wood, fig. 938. 



Spepies 3. — Steganoptycha unipunctana,'^ — (Plate LXXXIV., Fig. 3). — Measures from | to -j- inch in 

 expanse ; fore wings ashy gray, clouded with brownish, with a rhomboid brown fascia at the base ; a brown spot 

 a little beyond the middle towards tlie costa, united to a short nearly obsolete grey-brown fascia ; in the middle 

 of the inner margin is a nearly obsolete angulated whitish patch, the costa slightly streaked with pale lines, and 

 with a terminal oblong black dot ; hind wings darker or lighter brown. Taken, according to Mr. Haworth, in 

 the neighbourhood of furze bushes, (' in Ulicetis,' not Urticetis,) in the spring, but on the elm and elder in June, 

 by Mr. Stephens. 



^Synonyme. — Tortrix u7iijDU«c/ana, Haworth ; Stephens; Wood, fig. 939. 



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